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Period: 1400 to
1492-2022
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Period: 1400 to
American History
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Aug 11, 1492
Discovery of America
Christopher Columbus lands upon a new continent. -
Settlement of Jamestown
The first English settlement in America, named after King James I, is established. -
French and Indian War Begins
Great Britain and the colonies clash with France, with various native American tribes joining both sides. -
French and Indian War Ends
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Boston Massacre
Aggravated by a mob of angry colonists, British soldiers open fire and kill five Americans, hitting eleven. John Adams later defends the soldiers, demonstrating the idea of America being different in its ideas of justice. -
The Boston Tea Party
Following the declaratory act and the stamp act, American revolutionists disguised as natives throw crates of British tea into the ocean as a protest against unfair taxation and the lack of rights. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Battle of Yorktown Begins
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The Battle of Yorktown Ends
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The Constitutional Convention
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Invention of the Cotton Gin
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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First Electric Light
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Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812 Begins
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War of 1812 Ends
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Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson's election
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Trail of Tears
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Invention of the telegraph
May be 1809? -
Panic of 1837
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Mexican-American War Begins
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Mexican-American War Ends
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The Compromise of 1850
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Firing on Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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13th Amendment
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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14th Amendment
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Standard Oil Co. Founded
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15th Amendment
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Invention of the Telephone
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Pullman and Homestead Strikes
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Spanish-American War Begins
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Spanish-American War Ends
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Invention of the Airplane
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Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
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End of Standard Oil Co.